Tomorrow will mark the day of the very first attempt at Zero Gravity surgery. A group of French doctors will be the first to attempt the feat on a specially crafted plane usually reserved for astronaught and other Zero G training activities.
The doctors are performing this surgery in the hopes of gathering, what could be critical, information about conditions when operating in a Zero Gravity environment. Over the course of a three hour flight a total of three surgeons, two anaesthetists and a team of army parachutists will attempt to remove a fatty tumor from a willing volunteers arm through the use of specially designed tools. Due to the small area of the operating room on the plane and the effects of a Zero G environments, all tools will be magnetically attached to the operating table.
The doctors involved hope to futher develop technologies involved in Zero G surgery in order to create satellite controlled surgical robots. These robots, which will be controlled on earth via satellite links with Dr’s, will perform surgeries on patients in Zero G environments in the event of an emergency.
The Drs and crew involved have been practicing for the mission since February on both the plane and on ground and they said “it is all crystal-clear in our heads.”
Good luck to the willing patient. I hope that everything goes well and look forward to hearing about the operation. How cool is that?
